Where does “ústav” come from?
ústav (Czech) comes from Czech ustavit, from Czech stavit, from Swedish stava, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz — to stand still; to harden.
ústav (Czech): institute
Definitions
- institute
Ancestry of “ústav”, step by step
ústav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech ustavit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | ustavit | to constitute to cause to stand; to establish; to enact |
| 2 | Czech | stavit | To build; to come by, to stop by |
| 3 | Swedish | stava | to spell; to write the individual letters of a... |
| 4 | Swedish | stav | a staff, a rod; a letter |
| 5 | Old Swedish | staver | staff, cane |
| 6 | Old Norse | stafr | staff |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stabaz | staff, stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ- | to stand still; to harden |
via Slovak ustaviť
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | ustaviť | — |